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Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29
NO PLACE FOR LAGGARDs.

The Sedgwick county Republican con-
vention made no mistake In selecting can
didates for district and county offices to b.
filled at the ensuing election. The person
mel of the ticket could not be improved
upon as to character and fitness. And thi!
Is all there is involved in the contest de
manding immediate consideration. The
duties of the officers to be elected are purely
ministerial; they have nothing to do with
the laws beyond faithfully executing them
as they find them on the statute books, and
this no one can for moment doubt they
will do promptly and efficiently. What
ever efforts may be made to lug In side
issues and questions not german TO the
present canvas are pure gratuities, sprung
and injected Into the contest solely for the
purpose of misleading the voter and gain
ing an undue party advantage
The Democrats, and particularly some of
their local leaders, are adroit not to say
inscriptions In the employment of
political methods In a heated canvas;
they are great stickers for what they are
pleased to term principle when that plea
can be used to serve present purpose, but
they could put very demon to blush by
their denisls and ignoring principle when
1t stands In the way of even temporary
party success. Ordinarily 1t would per-
hapE make little difference In a purely
local contest like the present whether the
best men for the Offices to be filled were
Republicans or Democrats, but notwith- |
standing the present is local contest as to |
the Offices the result Is too momentous to |
the future welfare Of the party IN the
county and state to be lightly considered |
by Republicans or by default of action On
their part be permitted to turn to the
enemy's favor.
Republicans cannot afford to have their
party record of uniform success broken
In this county at any time,
much less at this particular
juncture. Such an event would be herald
I'd all over the land and would lose to the
;ity and county much Of the vantage
ground gained through the wise and eco
,omic ministration of that party. Excess
We strength may become an element Of
If 1t begets overconfdence in Its
and causes relaxation of effort,
nd herein lies the only danger to the Re-
publican party Of this county. With the g
xertion of Its full strength it has a good, g
ound, unquestioned majority, and In this s
ontest every individual member should S
eel himself specially commissioned to see a
D 1t that every vote is polled. Let 1t not
e said for the first time that the Republi- 4
an party Of Sedgwick county suffered the U
efeat Of an exceptionally clean and able d
cket through sheer neglect.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

There are no complications arising from
q multiplicity of party tickets and lnde-
pendent candidates in this county as Is the
case In many portions of the state. Here
1t Is simply a question as to whether the
Republicans shall continue control under
which the city and county have prospered
beyond precedent, or turn 1t over to the
opposition and risk losing all that has been
gained.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

The disagreement between Civil Service
Commissioners Edgerton and Oberly Is
about as wide as 1t can be. Edgerton is
given half column In the Washington
Post of Saturday to reiterate his belief
that Oberly is all wrong in asserting that
government clerks and employees have no
right under the law to form political asso-
Citations. Mr.. Edgerton insists that after a
person has. passed his examination and
received his appointment the civil service
commission has no more authority over
him, and he Is free to do what he pleases
outside Of his office hours as any other
American citizen. This, says Mr. Edger-
ton, Is In accordance with the views ex-
pressed in the Presidents "pernicious &C
tivity'' letter about office-holders. 1t Is
very evident that Commissioner Edgerton
is more In sympathy with the president, as
judged by his acts, than good Deacon
Oberly Is 1t Is also evident that the use
frlness, or supposed usefulness, of the
civil service commission Is greatly injured
by the serious disagreement among Its
members.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

There Is good reason for believing that
the federal officers in Alaska need overhaul
ing. The Canadian authorities make ugly
charges against them, and the long delay
Of eight months In notifying the state de-
partment that Its official dispatch had been
treated as bogus, is In itself exceedingly
suspicious. But Mr.. Bayard is apparently
much more solicltous of the welfare Of
British sealers In Alaskan waters than of
American fishing vessels In Dominion
waters
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

Our Kansas City friends will accept ac-
acknowledgements for placing the name of
the editor of the EAGLE In such conspicu-
GUS proximity with the names Of the lead
ing editors of the country for the press day
of their exposition. Had Wichita more
fair division of the live stock interests Of
the west, we might have happily occupied
the prominent seat reserved for us between
the editors of the Chicago Tribune and the
Cincinnati Enquirer
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

Atchison Champion: Judge A. J. Utley,
of Usage county, who has been for many
years past prominent Greenbacker, and
who was, we think, chairman OF the
Greenback state central committee a year
or so ago, announces, in letter published
In the Usage City Free Press, that ne In
tends hereafter to vote the Republican
ticket and act with the Republican party.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

With such an exceptionally good and
strong ticket as the Republicans have this
fall In Sedgwick county there is no reason
why 1t should not receive the full vote OF
the party and be elected by good round
maiority-less than six hundred will be
disappointing; 1t ought to be double that.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

Buffalo Bills gorgeous exhibition and the
cordial reception given him by the great
people of Great Britain have proved too
much for the youthful Briton. An cpl
demic has seized the youngsters to run for
America and become as great a man as he
is Special detectives, 1t is said, have to
watch the Liverpool docks to keep the boys
from going to sea. Now that they have
seen a real American they all want to be
Hike him
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

Chicago is preparing to erect monu-
ment In Haymarket square In honor of the
murdered policemen. 1t would seem more
consistent with sound justice to hang the
murderous anarchists first and then give
the monument money to the families Of
those who suffer the loss Of husbands and
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

Lawrence Journal: Wichita Is bound to
lead the procession or not march. This
applies not only to her commercial trans
actions, business enterprises, real estate
speculations, and building operations, but
she comes to the front in criminal statistics
and takes pride In sheriff who has long
''hesd start Of any officer In the state In
making criminal arrests. His record Is
thus given in the Wichita Eagle: During
his twenty-one months service as sheriff,
W. W. Hays has locked up In the old shell
called the Sedgwick county jail 57S prison
ers. OF this number fifty-nine were de-
livered in the penttentiary, and twenty two
to the insane asylum. In addition to these
Sheriff Hays has captured thirty offenders
from other states and has handed them
over to the proper authorities. Last Sat
urday there were forty eight prisoners in
the jail" No small increment to the popu-
lation Of town Is 57S inhabitants, even If
their residence Is enforced. AS the sheriff
has been renominated and seems to be solid
with the town, the increase Of population
Is assured to Wichita, provided the efficient
sheriff Is supplied with facilities for de-
tanning them"
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

The EAGLE is for the whole Republican
ticket, from top to bottom, from district
Judge to coroner and county commissioner.
1t advocates enthusiastically the whole
ticket, and believes that 1t will be elected
by handsome majority, as it deserves
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

Here is suggestive comparison tempt
ing Uncle Sans children to spell nation
with big IN" The treasury Of the
United Ststes contains $3.50, 600, eco IN
gold there is deposited In the National
bank of France, s237, ,00O, 600; the National
bank of Germany holds s1O7, 900, 600, while
the Bank Of England, with It's 800, 900, 600,
is the least of this great quartet Of gold
depositors.
The supreme court at Topeka rendered
an opinion on matter which effects every
county In the state snd which Is of interest
In every state. The question decided is, In
short, whether an agreement for the sale Of
real estate is taxable The opinion was
given by Chief Justice Horton, who says
when land Is sold or conveyed and no,es
give for the purchase money the vendee
may be taxed for The lsId, the vender for
the notes received for the purchase money,
but when the venGer stil owns It condi-
ton ally, as in this case. he does not think
he can be taxed upon the Lard contract.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

We see it stated, In the Leavenworth cor,
respondence of the Kansas City Journal,
that W. D. Kelly, the colored man who
was last year nominated by the Democrats
for state auditor, Is stumping LeaVenworth
county for the Republican ticket. He says
that he could find no home In the Demo
cratic ranks, and that he was badly used
by the Democratic party.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29
NATURAL GAS THEORIES.

The mania for boring into the earth for
natural gas that has pervaded the country
for some time and the immense flow Of gas
In the aggregate that has been let Out from
the bowels Of the earth has caused consid-
erable comment from scientific standpoint
upon the probable effect Of the escaping
gas upon the earth as to seismic phenomena
and atmospheric conditions. MIR. Palmer,
Pittsburg natural gas expert, has made
the calculation that each day 900, 600 cubic
feet of natural gas are drawn from the
bowels of the earth for use in that city.
The amount weighs over 12, 900, 900 pounds.
of which 100000 pounds Is carbon. MIR.
Palmer Is of the opinion that the with
drawal Of so much starch from the bosom
Of the earth's shirt will inevitably wrinkle
1t. In other words, the immense pressure
which has held down the gas is weakened.
Something will give way. In support of
that idea 1t is noted that already since the
development Of natural In western Penn
sylvania, there has been several "shakes."
The common theory among experts and
scientists, as well as the people generally,
Is that the natural gas In the earth is a
fixed quantity and that the force with
which 1t escapes Is caused by the pressure
of the earth upon 1t In the great reservoirs
beneath, and that to remove the resistance
will cause collapse Of the earth. We
have theory-and the reader will note
that all that Is said or written on the subject
Is mere theory-wh,ch Is, that the gas In
the earth Is generated, somewhat after
the process employed In the manufac-
ture of gas upon terra frma, and
that the pressure Is caused thereby rather
than from the weight Of the earth. Upon
this theory we think the recurrence Of
earthquakes and volcsnos can be at least
plausibly accounted for. Nor do the phe-
nomena referred to In Pennsylvania con-
flict with this ides, but to our mind give
force to It. The sinking of wells in the
region named has permitted great quantities
VI gas W eSSakS dAoA tho hio'eA'Sa' VA 'AAS
immense volumes through the underground
ducts to replenish the vacuum, and per-
chance the breaking down Of partition In
the series of reservoirs that contain the &C
emulation Of gases, would very reasona-
bly, produce tremor of the earth.
The known deposits of coal and oils,
substances from which gas IS manufac
tured, and the existence Of great subterra-
mean fires will readily account fer the pres
ence and accumulation Of gas and seem to
offer a rational explanation Of the subject,
which Is certainly an interesting one.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

We have stalk of cotton In our office
that now holds forty,six balls, and we can
not tell how many more have fallen off. II
was grown by Mr. c. G. Foi!es, of Canton
township. was planted late, (May 1sD, was
tended like corn, and will harvest 500
pounds per acre. We serve notice on the
EAGLE that KiDgmsn county leads in the
production of cotton, broom corn and castor
beans Besides, this county takes no second
place In the yield Of corn, wheat, oats, po-
tatoes and other staples. Come over to
Ktngman and we will show you big yields
in ythiug.-Kingman Democrat
Glad Of Kingman's good fortune In the
matters mentioned. We have always
claimed that all this southwest country that
Is tributary TO Wichita is just such as the
Democrat describes Kingmsn county to be.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29

About this time look for squalls, ad-
vice that Is almost as old as weather pre-.
dieting almsnscs, is applicable TO this season
Of the year. and has been impressed by
different cold snaps occurring about this
time in the month. About this time In 1854
and just preceding the midest winter that
Kansas has ever known, there wss cold
wsve that searched the shandes Of the
pioneer through and through. On the oath
of October, 1852, old Boreas came down
on us with snow In his bresth and ice in
his Path. On the 22d Of the same month
In 1868 rain storm changed into sleet
snd.sDow covered the ground to the depth
of ten inches, sending the mercury down
the rext morning TO the region of zero, and
killing great proportion of the thrifty
young peach trees, which were then In
green leaf So the cold wave that visited
us on the oath of the present month is only
repetition Of what has been.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29
The Democracy Of Usage county IL the

The Democracy of Usage county IL their
nominating convention adopted resolution
pledging the candidates for county offices
TO refund TO the county one third of the
proceeds of their offices. And now in view
of the decision of the supreme court that
such proposition on the part of candi-
date would be equivalent to bribery, the
candidates are fastening to repudste the
resolution This is in perfect accord with
the inspirations Of that party. They re
sort 10 any and all sorts of chicaneIy TO de-
lude the inspecting aud catch votes; II they
are not discovered In their tricks they con-
tinue to play them, regardless of law; but
If detected they repuaste their own actions
with the nonchslsnce that would imply
that v.rtuous act had been performed for
which they should be specially commended
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
Tho RlonthIy Record .

The report Of Frederic q. Robinson,
chief engineer and surveyor, shows
that during tho month of September he
marked lines for buildings as follows:
II. K Gallagher, eight dwellings,
Race snd Hutton streets, northeast
corner; Franois ID. Taliey, dwelling,
Sixth street, south side, between Wsl-
nut and Poplar; james M. and Jeffer.
son P. Winner, lAbrstory, King street,
west side, between Sixth and Seventh;
Archibald 8. Reed, eight dwellings,
Low efing avenue and jackson street,
northwest corner; The U u Lyle
Company, addition TO leather factory,
bet ween Sixth and Seventh and Madl-
CON and Monroe streets; Smith u Pain.
ter, fruit Juice factory, Eleventh And
Bennett streets, northeast corner
/ Syrena e. Demby, dwelling, Twelfth
street, north side, between Bowers
and Dure; John M. Irwin, eight dwell
ings, LOCUST street, west side, ,betweer
Tay ior and Ninth; JAMES Sawdon, Jr.
office, Thirteenth and Scott streets
northeast corner. Total fer the month
80 buildings. Total for Septem Der, 1886
35 buildings.
During the month Of September there
/ were Ave alarms OF fire. The numbers
OF the boxes giving the alarms are ai
follows: September 3. No. 26, caused
by the bursing OF "a rubbish heap OF
Harrison street near Lincoln; q, No. 20
announced sl,eht fro at No. 2i3 Tat
nall street; 8. No. AZ, house st Hesli
and Lobdsll etreats; no dsrlagei 10,
schooner al Warmers south side whar
was discovered to be on dre; bns sligh
damage was done; l3, No 84, hous'
at Fifth and Madison strees cRugh
fre, but suetaiped no damage. t5.'
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
Philadelphia Items i.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.--Owen Me-
Guigan, watchman at the Hotel Lafa
yetta, was shot In the right shoulder,
early yesterday morning, by Samuel 9.
Noon, an alleged hotel thief ofNew York,
who, it is said, was detected BY MEG uigan
rummaging among the clothing Of the
employees Of the hotel, Tho watchmap't
wound is not considered serious. Moor
bwas arrested.
Thomas Norris and Henry Chandlel
kwere cut about the face and otherwise In
fjured yesterday by the bursting of al
emery wheel in Robert Mitcleson's prp'
factory.
Christian Arm bruster has been held 70
Ia hearing on the charge, OF cutting hi
wife on, the head with butcher knise ant
attempting to kill her. .rY
, PatroIman John Keyser, aged IS years
who had been policeman more ''thal
twenty years, died on Thursday. ~
Major Ellis P. Phipps. ex-superintend
ent of the Almshouse, was released fror
prison shortly after midnight on Thurs
lday,
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
Birthday Party.

Miss Norie serveson, s4s Spruce street,
was eighteen years old on Thursday. and
some thirty OF her young friends being
made cognizant of that fact, arranged to
give the young lady surprise, which
was fully carried out. After meeting
at designated place, they proceeded to
Miss SIS domicile and SO completely sur
prised her that she reallydid not know for
q few moments what it meant by so many
trooping into and taking possession OF
the house, as 1t were. She was soon as.
sured that no harm was likely TO happen
to her, and they all informed her that she
had arrived at that interesting period OF
lie when she is looked upon as woman
grown. The evening was pleasantly
spent, and the visitors retired to theil
homes at seasonable hour, after wish
ing the young lady many more anniver
saries of her birthday. s'tG
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
HR EviTtES

Tho cnsspes. hat nous the CITY.
Runford Bros.' AoA MAtkct street,.
The drcwsy gos is nod fellow.
Try Bush'b eCsi zoo VIII ltgs ~
NJ BuM's coal you siIl rarely IKE h.
". J. KimDis, grocer, snd and Justison.
NiIlnfd v. Dsvis', Isws'ct, q. IND Sstsst
Tins 10 X. Kin1s, ~ HAMS, u u. foufta
Y. Roop Smith. druggist. 18th and King.
American Laundry, ee2 West Front street.
Buy your powder, shot and caps st lynch
& Lcary'g, N. w. cor. Foutth and Madison
streets. Down town prices.
II you want cheap picture frames 20. 70 g.
K. Baugh, 203 West Second street. l have
the largest stock in Delaware; come and sec
for yourselves. -. 81. i-f.a a-
Ross, lle Market street, hss q large stock
OF straw hats, bought bf the case ct vory
low prices: also full eupply Of summer IN.
derwear, suspenders, necEWesr and hosiery.
Pho cxnvass for the Delaware state dfrec-
tory Ia, no n in progress. ANEW fssue fs much
needed, IS the last one fB six Years old, and
there 10 no other publication that gives the
| names of farmers. Ferris Bros. are tho pub.
fishers.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
In tho prarke,s To. day.

In tno hhTkob Icsuhys ....s.H.
Prices are about the game rs Wednes-
day with ,he exception Of white poiR.
tees, which are higher. an.tt
White potatoes are 10 TO Is cents per
bslf peck, swcst potatoes sre 10 per
half peck, tomatoes are twenty FIVE
per basket or 8, cents ncr half repb |;
cabbage ie selling at 40 cents per bas.
ket and cueumbers at 80 cents per bss.
ket. Yellow tomatoes are 40 CENTS per
basket. Cranberrys nre telling at IL
cents per quart, cabbage sell at 4 TO 6
cents per head or 40 cents per has ket.
Peaches have disappeared. Water
melons are still found but a.e high. In
fruits, lemons can be bought for from
10 cents per dozen up. Bananas at 20
and 25. Oranges 80 cent?. Pears are
cheaper and Of better quality; they sell
from Is ceDts halt peck up. Apples
from IL cents up, Grspe, are from S
to 10 cents per pound, according 10
quality. Eggs are scarce and bring rs
aud go cents per dozen. Butter is from
IS to 4c cents and is scarce. Chickens
are 20 cents per pound and few at that
price.
The cooler weather fs bringing great
quantities of pork and sausase at the
usual pfics. ,
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
News vummary.

The steamer T. b. BIms, from st.
Louis for Memphis, with 3 CARGO In.
oludiBg N6 bales Of cotton and 5000
barrels Of -four and meal, was burned
early on Friday morning At Island
Forty, sixteen miles above Memphis.
The charred remains Of man supposed
TO be . passenger named Buck were
found in the wreck, aud . roustabout
and . deck passenger weHe reported
missing. The Sims ives valued at e20,-
0C0 and insured for el6, 900. Her cargo
was also insured. -
Robert Bard, colored, beat bis wife ut
Rolling Forks Louisians, last Wtdnes
day night. When he turned away she
said: "If thst gun WA loaded would
shoot you." He picked up the gun,
cooked 1t, and iplscing the muzzle
against his breast, told her to shoot.
She pulled the trigger and the gun was
discharged. BArd then raised the gun,
knocked his wife down with 1t aud fell
dead.
An unusually large demand has been
made for internal revenue stamps for
tobacco and cigarettes. The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing is printlng an
extra supply. At the Treasury Ds-
ps ytmeut IL !s said that dealers In to.
bacco believe that the shot crop fer
this year will result In an increase OF
prices for that commodity, And are pre-.
pairing Themselves accordipgly.
As m st.bound passenger train
stopped at OiessA, Texas, Tor water on
Thursday. three masked men made m
attempt TO capture the trGir. The train
, hands resisted and drove them off. Al
they resreated they fred three shots, ont
Of which RrAzed . brakcman's head
, Officers are In pursuit.
A despatch from East Saginaw
Michigan, says there are forest fires IL
the woods north and east, and that th'
smoke Is 80 denre In the valley tha
daylight 10 almost turned into darkness
al A great deal Of Valuable timber ha
0 been burned.
al Two passenger trains on the Missour
et Pacific Railroad coilidet at Valle.
-iPark Station, about ninetssn mile
ri from St. Louis, early yesterday morn
e Ing. The engineer and porter on the o.
y press train were injured.
r Henry Leslie, q tobacco grower @
Bowmausville, Lancaster county, wen
to Reading yesterday, and while In on
of the large tobacco warehouses. fol
uOWt y uotCuWby ouu WSe AhAOus
81 JoshuA Fahl, Of Auburn, Sohuylki
y county, Pa, fell from . coal trAi
while passing through Reading yeetel
day and was Instantly KILLED.
4 LeyEare Bo, . Ohinaman, was hanl
a ed In Can Franoisco ON Friday for th
murder of fellow countryman. name
d Chan All Chuck, five years ago.
nj Daniel Lyons, convicted OF the mu
n der OF Joxeph w. Quinn, the athlete,
II New York, was sentenced on Friday
E, be hanged on November 25.
Sheriff Grant, in New York, was Q
'r Friday morning served with judi
d Buyers order granting stay In Jact
ie Shsrp's case.
III The latest returns from Tennessee 1
~ dloate u msiority OF 15,O0j to 20,0
u against the Prohibition amendment.
Tbs estimated reduction Of the publ
debt for the month OF September IL slt
I50u, 900. I'D
Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
A Coming Attraction.

Next Monday night Miss Rose Lisle
will commence an engage ment of one
week ut the Opera House, during whioh
the following plays with be presented:
Monday evening, "Reddy's Luck"
Tuesday evening, Lied Ast-ay;" We'd
nesday matinee, "East Lynne;r We'd
nesd ay evening, t'Two Orphans; "Thuts-
day evening, "Reddy's Luck" Friday
evening, "Article S7;" Saturday mat.
nee, "Reddy's Luck" Saturday even
ing, "Sea OF Ics." Miss Lisla Is sup
ported by an excellent company and aa
the plays announced are ell attractive
and the admission only 10 and 20 cents,
or 80 cents for choice reserved seat,
there Ia no doubt bnt the hnuse will be
crowded ut each perforreance.